One HUGE Clevis

[rbattelle]

I think I'm going to get one of these...



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2586171392&category=25254

 

[timjones]

Y?

 

[rbattelle]

For vehicle recovery situations. And because its cool!

 

[CMAC]

Thats nothing . . If I can I will take A picture of A 120 Ton clevis and post it for you. . We use it for lifting mineing shovel buckets. . It weighs 135 pounds. .

 

[rbattelle]

Originally posted by CMAC

Thats nothing . . If I can I will take A picture of A 120 Ton clevis and post it for you. . We use it for lifting mineing shovel buckets. . It weighs 135 pounds. .

Oo. Anxiously await this pic!

 

[JR2]

Originally posted by rbattelle

For vehicle recovery situations. And because its cool!

Okay I understand the cool part, but what kind of vechicle are you going to recover that needs a clevis with a breaking strength of 160,000+ lbs??





With that said I have a 10K lb shackle on my ATV winch cable, the only reason is that its easy to use with golves on... and it looks cool

 

[rbattelle]

Originally posted by JR2

Okay I understand the cool part, but what kind of vechicle are you going to recover that needs a clevis with a breaking strength of 160,000+ lbs??





With that said I have a 10K lb shackle on my ATV winch cable, the only reason is that its easy to use with golves on... and it looks cool

And what if the president calls and says "Ryan, we have decided to raise the Titanic and we need your truck to do it. Can you help?" I would look awful foolish saying "uhhh, gee sir, I'd love to help but my clevis is only rated to 5000 lb".



Anyways, I decided not to get it. I bid on this one instead.

 

[RobertBolinger]

160,000# is the weight of that mine truck that Dodge pulled with the new Cummins 600, so it would be useful for stunts like that!

 

[rbattelle]

Originally posted by RobertBolinger

160,000# is the weight of that mine truck that Dodge pulled with the new Cummins 600, so it would be useful for stunts like that!

They pulled a mining truck with a 600?

 

[RobertBolinger]

yeah...



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on Left Chrysler group, Dodge, Ram, click on article at top right.



Here is what they say:

2004. 5 Dodge Ram Heavy Duty Cummins "600" towing a Caterpillar 777D Mining Truck with a gross vehicle weight of 155,684 pounds. The Caterpillar 777D stands 33. 1 ft. tall and 20 ft. wide. (Dec, 2003)



Pretty cool, eh?

 

[rbattelle]

Nice pic! I only wish it were a movie instead of a still, so we could actually see it pulling!

 

[kaffine krazed]

I think that's a little over the GCVWR of 23,000lbs. And they wonder why there are so many overload pickups out there.

 

[RobertBolinger]

I'll bet they got a running start with that strap acting like a bungee cord-maybe bounced a few times to get it rolling like Mel Gibson did in Lethal Weapon II when he pulled the house on stilts down with the Dually Chevy...

 

[Jff24Gordn]

I would have expected you to buy a Big one. Ive got one like that except threaded pin in my shop right now. I carry around a 1" pin one in my truck with 30' of 1/2" chain. But dont forget, how ever big of a clevis you get, you will still be pulling using the 5/8" reese pin. Make sure its a good one, Ive broke them before.

 

[klenger]

Repeat after me, "size doesn't matter".

 

[Jff24Gordn]

Originally posted by klenger

Repeat after me, "size doesn't matter".

it does when you are jerking a 90k semi out of the mud.

 

[Duluth Diesel]

I have one of these clevises, but mine is threaded. It rides around in my bed in my toolbox. I found it in an old rail yard, and thought it was cool. Weighs at least 30 pounds, and I have no idea what to do with it. But the "cool" and "that's freaking huge" factors are real high.

 

[CMAC]

Heres A 120 Ton

The picture is too big to post in this forum. . So I sent it to Ryan. .

 

[dseabaugh]

I have 4 similar size but they are "shackles" rather than clevices. Clevis has a pin go through that is not threaded. Shackle is threaded. When you stress a clevis it bends and the pin can come out making a flying iron projectile out of the clevis, pin, and whatever hooked to it. I saw a dozer one time that the pin came out and the cable and clevis hit the back with such force that it put a dent half way into the fuel tank on the back (about 20 inch dia circle 8 inches deep. It was a JD dozer and I don't know the thickness of the metal, But My Fiat Allis' tank is about 1/4" thick and baffled inside. Another 12 inches higher and it would have killed the operator. Shackels are much safer. mine are 1. 5" dia pins and rated at 25 ton. I also have a clevis that takes a 2 inch pin , but when in need something that big I wouldn't dare use it.

 

[rbattelle]

Originally posted by dseabaugh

I have 4 similar size but they are "shackles" rather than clevices. Clevis has a pin go through that is not threaded. Shackle is threaded. When you stress a clevis it bends and the pin can come out making a flying iron projectile out of the clevis, pin, and whatever hooked to it. I saw a dozer one time that the pin came out and the cable and clevis hit the back with such force that it put a dent half way into the fuel tank on the back (about 20 inch dia circle 8 inches deep. It was a JD dozer and I don't know the thickness of the metal, But My Fiat Allis' tank is about 1/4" thick and baffled inside. Another 12 inches higher and it would have killed the operator. Shackels are much safer. mine are 1. 5" dia pins and rated at 25 ton. I also have a clevis that takes a 2 inch pin , but when in need something that big I wouldn't dare use it.

Where'd you get the 25 ton ones?